Definition of COINCIDENTAL

Examples of coincidental in a Sentence

The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental. the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa

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Ring is also running for chief financial officer but swears that the timing of the book release is coincidental. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Power Lunch: Four amendments on 2018 ballot and counting," 24 Jan. 2018 The bracket is the outcome of a series of coincidental and unexpected results. — Brian Straus, SI.com, "World Cup's Knockout Bracket Sets Up One-Sided Gauntlet for Many Favorites," 28 June 2018 Davis and Jones insisted the timing of each exit was coincidental and not tied to the recent problems. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, "After an $18m overhaul, one Steamship Authority boat reeked of sewage. Then things got worse," 26 May 2018 In comparison, more and more weird details — coincidental or not — keep coming up in connection with the other companies. — Sarah Jeong, The Verge, "Net neutrality, mergers, AT&T, and Michael Cohen: what we know so far," 9 May 2018 Maybe the 1990s usefulness of the Phillips curve rule of thumb was an aberration related to coincidental economic factors that had little cause-effect relationship. — WSJ, "Was the Phillips Curve Ever a Reliable Tool?," 9 May 2018 The timing of those twin pronouncements was almost assuredly coincidental. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "Ty Cobb's departure tells you all you need to know about Trump's new approach to Robert Mueller," 2 May 2018 The timing may be coincidental, but prices are going up for some AT&T customers.. Since the merger was formally completed on June 14, AT&T has raised prices for its offerings, including a $5 price hike for each of its DirecTV Now streaming plans. — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, "AT&T/DirecTV Now prices are rising, weeks after Time Warner deal closed," 2 July 2018 Although the linguistic ties may be coincidental, Albanians construe the link as authentic, and see the eagle as a consistent symbol representing the Albanian people — dating to the 11th century. — Ani Kokobobo, Washington Post, "For Albanians, it’s not just an eagle. Here’s the deeper story those World Cup fines.," 2 July 2018

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